Judy Martz

Judy Martz (28 July 1943-30 October 2017) was the Governor of Montana (R) from 1 January 2001 to 3 January 2005 (succeeding Marc Racicot and preceding Brian Schweitzer), having served as Lieutenant Governor from 6 January 1997 to 1 January 2001 (succeeding Danny Rehberg and preceding Karl Ohs).

Biography
Judy Morstein was born in Big Timber, Montana on 28 July 1943, and she earned a bachelor's degree from Montana State University, Billings. She came to own a garbage disposal business in Butte, and she also appeared in the 1964 Olympics as a speed skater. In 1996, she was elected Lieutenant Governor of Montana as a member of the Republican Party, serving under Marc Racicot. She won the election of 2000, succeeding Racicot, and her tenure as governor was marked by scandals such as her shady dealings with ARCO and her chief policy adviser's involvement in a drunk driving incident. She chose not to run for re-election in 2005, and she died in 2017 at the age of 74.